Syed (FlyGuy)
@neuroseq.bsky.social
Also known as “Fly Guy.” Passionate about brain development, mentoring, and making science accessible to everyone. To further this mission, I founded www.jkscientists.org www.pueblobrainscience.org I www.neuraldiversity.org
Sometimes, you meet a student who reminds you why we teach & mentor. Our latest paper, led by Gonzalo & now published in eLife, reveals how the cell cycle acts as a timekeeper for NSCs. A truly exceptional undergrad whose curiosity & hard work made this work possible. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sometimes, you meet a student who reminds you why we teach & mentor. Our latest paper, led by Gonzalo & now published in eLife, reveals how the cell cycle acts as a timekeeper for NSCs. A truly exceptional undergrad whose curiosity & hard work made this work possible. doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Today, we are excited to host a "Meet A Scientist" session with Dr. Asif Ahmad Bakshi from New York University Abu Dhabi. If you are in the area and interested in learning about his research, scientific journey, and opportunities at NYU Abu Dhabi, please join us. Also, there will be pizza!
October 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Today, we are excited to host a "Meet A Scientist" session with Dr. Asif Ahmad Bakshi from New York University Abu Dhabi. If you are in the area and interested in learning about his research, scientific journey, and opportunities at NYU Abu Dhabi, please join us. Also, there will be pizza!
LINEAGES, TIME, AND DIVERSITY: We are excited to host our inaugural Neural Diversity Lab Retreat! A special thank you to Asif Bakshi for joining us and sharing his passion for science and mentoring through @jkscientists!
October 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
LINEAGES, TIME, AND DIVERSITY: We are excited to host our inaugural Neural Diversity Lab Retreat! A special thank you to Asif Bakshi for joining us and sharing his passion for science and mentoring through @jkscientists!
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For those who understand Arabic 😊
A podcast about @bassemh.bsky.social work and career. Thank you Haifa Alhadyian, PhD for this amazing initiative.
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A podcast about @bassemh.bsky.social work and career. Thank you Haifa Alhadyian, PhD for this amazing initiative.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
الحلقة الأولى من بودكاست "مقابلات مع علماء عرب حول العالم" متاحه للإستماع الآن 🎙️ 🧠 🔬 ..
ضيفي للحلقة الأولى هو الدكتور باسم حسن (Bassem Hassan)، قائد فريق في معهد باريس للدماغ في فرنسا في ...
الحلقة الأولى من بودكاست "مقابلات مع علماء عرب حول العالم" متاحه للإستماع الآن 🎙️ 🧠 🔬 ..
ضيفي للحلقة الأولى هو الدكتور باسم حسن (Bassem Hassan)، قائد فريق في معهد باريس للدماغ في فرنسا في تخصص علم ا...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For those who understand Arabic 😊
A podcast about @bassemh.bsky.social work and career. Thank you Haifa Alhadyian, PhD for this amazing initiative.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
A podcast about @bassemh.bsky.social work and career. Thank you Haifa Alhadyian, PhD for this amazing initiative.
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
This week, we are excited to host Dr. Ismail Ahmed from the University of Utah. Yesterday, Ismail had an interactive session with our students! Today, he will present his research in our Department of Biology Seminar. Thank you, Ismail www.pueblobrainscience.org/meet-a-scien...
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This week, we are excited to host Dr. Ismail Ahmed from the University of Utah. Yesterday, Ismail had an interactive session with our students! Today, he will present his research in our Department of Biology Seminar. Thank you, Ismail www.pueblobrainscience.org/meet-a-scien...
@fyguy.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
@fyguy.bsky.social
I feel incredibly honored and grateful to receive the SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award. Thank you @socdevbio.bsky.social for this recognition! I am looking forward to connecting with everyone at #ICDB2025 and sharing our work and excitement about #DevBio. See you there!
Mubarak Hussain Syed @neuroseq.bsky.social receives the SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award for their work on understanding the transcriptional rules during development of the fly CNS #ICDB2025 🪰🧪
June 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I feel incredibly honored and grateful to receive the SDB Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award. Thank you @socdevbio.bsky.social for this recognition! I am looking forward to connecting with everyone at #ICDB2025 and sharing our work and excitement about #DevBio. See you there!
The deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology meeting is fast approaching! Don’t miss out—register soon, and we’ll see you in New Mexico! More information about the program and speakers here www.swsdb2025.org #SWSDB25
April 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology meeting is fast approaching! Don’t miss out—register soon, and we’ll see you in New Mexico! More information about the program and speakers here www.swsdb2025.org #SWSDB25
Deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology is approaching. Register ASAP and see you all soon in New Mexico!
Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.
SWSDB 2025
www.swsdb2025.org
April 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Deadline to register for the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology is approaching. Register ASAP and see you all soon in New Mexico!
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Excited to kick off the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Function meeting in Pipa, Brazil 🇧🇷
Beautiful venue 📸
sites.google.com/isd.org.br/i...
Obrigada 🙏🏽
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @thorlabs.bsky.social
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Also @network-alba.bsky.social for supporting my long travel here 🌎
Excited to kick off the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Function meeting in Pipa, Brazil 🇧🇷
Beautiful venue 📸
sites.google.com/isd.org.br/i...
Obrigada 🙏🏽
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @thorlabs.bsky.social
💰
Also @network-alba.bsky.social for supporting my long travel here 🌎
April 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
📣🏝️🏖️
Excited to kick off the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Function meeting in Pipa, Brazil 🇧🇷
Beautiful venue 📸
sites.google.com/isd.org.br/i...
Obrigada 🙏🏽
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @thorlabs.bsky.social
💰
Also @network-alba.bsky.social for supporting my long travel here 🌎
Excited to kick off the Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive Function meeting in Pipa, Brazil 🇧🇷
Beautiful venue 📸
sites.google.com/isd.org.br/i...
Obrigada 🙏🏽
@simonsfoundation.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @thorlabs.bsky.social
💰
Also @network-alba.bsky.social for supporting my long travel here 🌎
Our mission to educate, train & mentor the next generation continues. Grateful to the dedicated instructors who share our mission & fly in from all corners to teach in New Mexico—and to our sponsors, without whom this wouldn’t be possible. Three days of fun begins in NM #PuebloBrainScience✊
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our mission to educate, train & mentor the next generation continues. Grateful to the dedicated instructors who share our mission & fly in from all corners to teach in New Mexico—and to our sponsors, without whom this wouldn’t be possible. Three days of fun begins in NM #PuebloBrainScience✊
It is the time to highlight our research accomplishments on the 34th Annual Research Day at the Department of Biology UNM In addition to trainee talks/posters, we have two amazing scientists talking about Lizards and Flies! More information about the program here biology.unm.edu/news-events/...
April 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It is the time to highlight our research accomplishments on the 34th Annual Research Day at the Department of Biology UNM In addition to trainee talks/posters, we have two amazing scientists talking about Lizards and Flies! More information about the program here biology.unm.edu/news-events/...
Registration is open for the Annual SWSDB @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting. Join us for insightful talks from leading experts at the forefront of Dev Bio, along with special sessions on education/outreach featuring impactful programs & their leaders. Register, submit your abstract, & see you soon!
Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.
SWSDB 2025
www.swsdb2025.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Registration is open for the Annual SWSDB @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting. Join us for insightful talks from leading experts at the forefront of Dev Bio, along with special sessions on education/outreach featuring impactful programs & their leaders. Register, submit your abstract, & see you soon!
I am thrilled to share that Dr. Adil Wani has passed his PhD with distinction! 🎉 His dedication & brilliance have been the driving force behind our lab’s success—every award & grant we received has his hard work at its core. Adil's clonal images are beautiful. I couldn’t be prouder of my lineage!
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I am thrilled to share that Dr. Adil Wani has passed his PhD with distinction! 🎉 His dedication & brilliance have been the driving force behind our lab’s success—every award & grant we received has his hard work at its core. Adil's clonal images are beautiful. I couldn’t be prouder of my lineage!
#SWSDB2025 Apply and visit us in NM!
February 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#SWSDB2025 Apply and visit us in NM!
Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.
SWSDB 2025
www.swsdb2025.org
February 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Time for Developmental Biologists to convene @unm.edu in New Mexico for this exciting SouthWest Dev Bio meeting www.swsdb2025.org. We have a fantastic panel of scientists and educators. Register for this exciting conference, and see you soon! NM is very pleasant in spring.
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SDB will be hosting its Inaugural Art Show at the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology in Puerto Rico June 18-22. Both 2D and 3D art submissions related to developmental biology are welcome. Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2025icdb_art... #2025SDB #2025ICDB
February 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
SDB will be hosting its Inaugural Art Show at the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology in Puerto Rico June 18-22. Both 2D and 3D art submissions related to developmental biology are welcome. Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2025icdb_art... #2025SDB #2025ICDB
The Show Must Go On - In our "Meet A Scientist" Session, today we are excited to meet and interact with our own alumni Natalia Chmielenko, who is now a graduate student at Springfield College, Boston. Natalia is also a great artist & we use her painting in almost all of our posters. Thanks
February 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Show Must Go On - In our "Meet A Scientist" Session, today we are excited to meet and interact with our own alumni Natalia Chmielenko, who is now a graduate student at Springfield College, Boston. Natalia is also a great artist & we use her painting in almost all of our posters. Thanks
This is a huge recognition from the community I love so much. Winning the Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award is a big surprise and honor! This recognition belongs to my incredible mentors, colleagues, and the amazing people in my lab. 1(n)
#DevelopmentalBiology #DevNeuro
#DevelopmentalBiology #DevNeuro
Congrats to the 2025 SDB Award Winners!
Conklin Medal: Blanche Capel
DB-SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Swalla
Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Erica Crespi
Hay New Investigator Award: Mubarak Syed
SDB Trainee Science Communication Award: Joaquin Navajas Acedo
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Conklin Medal: Blanche Capel
DB-SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Swalla
Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Erica Crespi
Hay New Investigator Award: Mubarak Syed
SDB Trainee Science Communication Award: Joaquin Navajas Acedo
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February 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a huge recognition from the community I love so much. Winning the Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award is a big surprise and honor! This recognition belongs to my incredible mentors, colleagues, and the amazing people in my lab. 1(n)
#DevelopmentalBiology #DevNeuro
#DevelopmentalBiology #DevNeuro
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February 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Sad to see - HHMI shutting program when it mattered the most :-( www.science.org/content/arti...
HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
“Inclusive excellence” program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
www.science.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sad to see - HHMI shutting program when it mattered the most :-( www.science.org/content/arti...
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A week left to apply to @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence programme
Deadline 31 January
The programme supports postdocs going on the academic job market in 2025
We offer training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Deadline 31 January
The programme supports postdocs going on the academic job market in 2025
We offer training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
PI programme | Development | The Company of Biologists
PI programme | Development | The Company of Biologists
Development's Pathway to Independence programme
Development is excited to announce our call for our Pathway to Independence program...
journals.biologists.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A week left to apply to @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence programme
Deadline 31 January
The programme supports postdocs going on the academic job market in 2025
We offer training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Deadline 31 January
The programme supports postdocs going on the academic job market in 2025
We offer training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities
journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
Gonzalo's work on "Cell cycle as a timer of temporal gene transitions" is online now! Gonzalo, an exceptional undergrad researcher in the lab, led this work. Gonzalo is now a graduate student at the UO & already a rising star in #DevBio Congrats, Gonzalo! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Cell cycle-dependent cues regulate temporal patterning of the Drosophila central brain neural stem cells
During nervous system development, diverse types of neurons and glia are sequentially generated by self-renewing neural stem cells (NSCs). Temporal changes in gene expression within NSCs are thought t...
www.biorxiv.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Gonzalo's work on "Cell cycle as a timer of temporal gene transitions" is online now! Gonzalo, an exceptional undergrad researcher in the lab, led this work. Gonzalo is now a graduate student at the UO & already a rising star in #DevBio Congrats, Gonzalo! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Nice story! Congrats all!
Big paper from @paigel.bsky.social in our lab:
Sensory feedback is always crucial for proper development, right? Wrong!
Crazier still, the motor system is the slowest part of a developing reflex circuit!
Surprises abound in this bluetorial c’mon along….
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/19
Sensory feedback is always crucial for proper development, right? Wrong!
Crazier still, the motor system is the slowest part of a developing reflex circuit!
Surprises abound in this bluetorial c’mon along….
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/19
Sensation is dispensable for the maturation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex
Vertebrates stabilize gaze using a neural circuit that transforms sensed instability into compensatory counterrotation of the eyes. Sensory feedback tunes this vestibulo-ocular reflex throughout life....
www.science.org
January 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Nice story! Congrats all!